Første Kongebog 20 |
| 1992 | King James Version |
| 1 Aramæerkongen Ben?Hadad havde samlet hele sin hær, og han blev fulgt af toogtredive konger med heste og vogne. Han drog op og belejrede Samaria og ville gå tilangreb på byen. | 1 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. |
| 2 Han sendte bud ind i byen til Israels konge Akab og sagde til ham: | 2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad, |
| 3 "Dette siger Ben?Hadad: Dit sølv og dit guld tilhører mig, og dine smukke hustruer og sønner tilhører mig!" | 3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. |
| 4 Israels konge svarede: "Som du siger, herre konge: Jeg og alt, hvad jeg ejer, tilhører dig." | 4 And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have. |
| 5 Men sendebudene kom igen og sagde: "Dette siger Ben?Hadad: Jeg har sendt bud til dig, at du skal give mig dit sølv og dit guld, dine hustruer og dine sønner. | 5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children; |
| 6 I morgen sender jeg mine tjenere til dig, og de skal gennemsøge dit palads og dine hoffolks huse; alt det, du sætter pris på, skal de beslaglægge og tage med sig." | 6 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away. |
| 7 Da tilkaldte Israels konge alle landets ældste og sagde: "I må da indse, at den mand har ondt i sinde! For da han sendte bud til mig efter mine hustruer og mine sønner, mit sølv og mit guld, nægtede jeg ham intet." | 7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not. |
| 8 Alle de ældste og hele folket sagde til ham: "Adlyd ham ikke, og giv ikke efter!" | 8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent. |
| 9 Så sagde han til Ben?Hadads sendebud: "Sig til min herre kongen: Alt det, du første gang sendte bud til din tjener om, går jeg med til; men dette her kan jeg ikke gå med til!" Med det svarvendte sendebudene tilbage. | 9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again. |
| 10 Da sendte Ben?Hadad bud til ham: "Guderne ramme mig igen og igen, hvis der er støv nok i Samaria til, at de folk, jeg har med mig, kan få en håndfuld hver!" | 10 And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me. |
| 11 Israels konge svarede: "Sig til ham: Den, der spænder bælte, bør ikke prale som den, der kan løsne det!" | 11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. |
| 12 Ben?Hadad fik denne besked, mens han og de andre konger sad ved et drikkelag i grenhytterne, og han sagde til sine folk: "Gør klar til angreb!" og de gjorde klar til angreb på byen. | 12 And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city. |
| 13 Da trådte en profet frem for Israels konge Akab og sagde: "Dette siger Herren: Ser du hele den store hær der? Den vil jeg i dag give i din hånd, så du forstår, at jeg er Herren." | 13 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. |
| 14 Og da Akab spurgte: "Ved hvis hjælp?" svarede han: "Dette siger Herren: Ved hjælp af guvernørernes folk." Da han spurgte: "Hvem skal åbne kampen.?" svarede profeten: "Det skal du!" | 14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou. |
| 15 Så mønstrede han guvernørernes krigere, 232 mand, og derefter mønstrede han hele hæren, alle israelitterne, 7000 mand. | 15 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand. |
| 16 De rykkede ud ved middagstid, mens Ben?Hadad sad og drak sig beruset i grenhytterne sammen med kongerne, de toogtredive konger, der var hans allierede. | 16 And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him. |
| 17 Guvernørernes folk rykkede først ud, og da man sendte bud til Ben?Hadad og fortalte ham, at der var rykket mænd ud fra Samaria | 17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria. |
| 18 sagde han: "Er de rykket ud for at overgive sig, så grib dem levende! Er de rykket ud for at slås, så grib dem levende!" | 18 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive. |
| 19 Da guvernørernes krigere og hæren, som fulgte efter dem, var rykket ud fra byen, | 19 So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them. |
| 20 huggede de ned for fode, og aramæerne flygtede, forfulgt af israelitterne. Men aramæerkongen Ben?Hadad undslap med heste og ryttere. | 20 And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen. |
| 21 Så rykkede Israels konge ud, tog heste og vogne som bytte og tilføjede Aram et stort nederlag. | 21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter. |
| 22 Men profeten trådte frem for Israels konge og sagde til ham: "Nu skal du ruste dig! Du må indse, hvad du har at gøre, for næste år vil Arams konge drage op mod dig." | 22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee. |
| 23 Aramæerkongens folk havde sagt til ham: "Deres Gud er en-bjerggud, derfor vandt de over os. Men lad os angribe dem på sletten, så skal vi nok vinde over dem. | 23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. |
| 24 Sådan skal du gøre: Afsæt alle kongerne, og indsæt statholdere i stedet! | 24 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: |
| 25 Stil dernæst lige så stor en hær på benene som den, du mistede, med lige så mange heste og vogne, og lad os så angribe dem på sletten, så skal vi nok vinde over dem." Han lyttede til deres råd og handlede efter det. | 25 And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so. |
| 26 Næste år holdt Ben?Hadad mønstring over aramæerne og drog op til Afek til kamp mod Israel. | 26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel. |
| 27 Da israelitterne også var blevet mønstret og havde provianteret, rykkede de ud mod dem. Israelitterne slog lejr lige over for dem, og de så ud som et par gedeflokke, mens aramæerne fyldte landskabet. | 27 And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country. |
| 28 Da trådte gudsmanden frem for Israels konge og sagde: "Dette siger Herren: Fordi aramæerne har sagt, at Herren er en-bjerggud og ikke en slettegud, vil jeg give hele denne store hær i din hånd, så I forstår, at jeg er Herren." | 28 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD. |
| 29 I syv dage lå de i lejr over for hinanden, men på den syvende dag kom det til kamp. Israelitterne huggede aramæerne ned, hundrede tusind mand fodfolk på én dag. | 29 And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. |
| 30 De, der var tilbage, flygtede til Afek, men da de var kommet ind i byen, styrtede muren sammen over de syvogtyve tusind mand, der var tilbage, hvorimod Ben?Hadad på sin flugt var nået ind i byen, i det inderste kammer. | 30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. |
| 31 Hans folk sagde til ham: "Vi har hørt, at Israels konger er milde konger. Lad os lægge sæk om lænderne og reb om halsen og gå ud til Israels konge. Måske vil han skåne dit liv." | 31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life. |
| 32 Så bandt de sæk om lænderne og reb om halsen og kom hen til Israels konge og sagde: "Din tjener Ben?Hadad siger: Skån mit liv!" Han svarede: "Lever han endnu? Han er min broder!" | 32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. |
| 33 Det tog mændene som et godt tegn, og de tog ham straks på ordet og sagde: "Ja, Ben?Hadad er din broder!" Derpå sagde han: "Gå hen og hent ham!" Så kom Ben?Hadad ud til ham, og han lod ham komme op i vognen. | 33 Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot. |
| 34 Ben?Hadad sagde da til ham: "De byer, som min far erobrede fra din far, giver jeg tilbage, og du kan anlægge dig basargader i Damaskus, ligesom min far gjorde i Samaria." Akab svarede: "På de vilkår giver jeg dig friheden!" Så sluttede han pagt med ham og gav ham fri. | 34 And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. |
| 35 En af profeterne sagde på Herrens befaling tilsin ven: "Slå mig!" Men da manden vægrede sig ved at slå ham, | 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him. |
| 36 sagde han til ham: "Fordi du ikke adlød Herren, skal en løve dræbe dig, når du går fra mig." Og da han forlod ham, mødte han en løve, som dræbte ham. | 36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him. |
| 37 Så traf han en anden mand og sagde: "Slå mig!" Og manden slog ham og sårede ham. | 37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him. |
| 38 Derpå gik profeten hen og stillede sig på den vej, hvor kongen skulle komme. Han havde gjort sig ukendelig med et bind for øjnene. | 38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. |
| 39 Da kongen kom forbi, råbte profeten til ham: "Din tjener gik med ud i kampen. Da kom der én hen til mig med en mand og sagde: Hold øje med denne mand. Bliver han meldt savnet, skal du bøde med dit liv for hans liv eller betale en talent sølv. | 39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver. |
| 40 Da nu din tjener havde travlt med det ene og det andet, var manden pludselig væk." Da sagde Israels konge til ham: "Du har selv fældet din dom." | 40 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. |
| 41 Da han hurtigt tog bindet fra øjnene, genkendte Israels konge ham som en af profeterne. | 41 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets. |
| 42 Men han sagde til kongen: "Dette siger Herren: Fordi du gav den mand friheden, som jeg havde lagt band på, skal du bøde med dit liv for hans liv og med dit folk for hans folk." | 42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people. |
| 43 Så drog Israels konge hjem, ærgerlig og vred, og han kom til Samaria. | 43 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria. |